A/72/53/Add.1 Reiterating that one of the responsibilities of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Office of the High Commissioner is to provide advisory services and technical and financial assistance, at the request of the State concerned, with a view to supporting actions and programmes in the field of human rights, and to coordinate activities to promote and protect human rights throughout the United Nations system in accordance with the mandate of the Office, Acknowledging the role and impact of the activities of the relevant agencies of the United Nations and international and regional organizations, and the contribution of civil society organizations, in providing States with technical support and assistance on the basis of needs and requests of States concerned in the implementation of their human rights obligations and their voluntary pledges and commitments, as well as accepted universal periodic review recommendations, Noting with appreciation the contributions of international human rights bodies and mechanisms, including international human rights treaty bodies, the Human Rights Council and its subsidiary bodies, such as the special procedures and the universal periodic review mechanism, in promoting the implementation of the 2030 Agenda in accordance with States’ human rights obligations, Welcoming the efforts of United Nations human rights bodies and mechanisms, the United Nations development system and relevant United Nations agencies and country teams to align capacity-building efforts with the needs and national circumstances of States, including to strengthen policy coherence, where applicable, in the implementation of States’ respective obligations under international human rights law and in their implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals, Appreciating the important role of the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Technical Cooperation in the Field of Human Rights, the Voluntary Trust Fund for Participation in the Universal Periodic Review, the Voluntary Technical Assistance Trust Fund to Support the Participation of Least Developed Countries and Small Island Developing States in the Work of the Human Rights Council and the Voluntary Trust Fund for Financial and Technical Assistance for the Implementation of the Universal Periodic Review in assisting States and developing their national capacities to promote the effective implementation of their human rights obligations and accepted universal periodic review recommendations, which have contributed to tangible improvements in the situation of human rights on the ground, Noting with appreciation the contributions of the Board of Trustees of the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Technical Cooperation in the Field of Human Rights and of the Voluntary Trust Fund for Financial and Technical Assistance for the Implementation of the Universal Periodic Review through their annual reports to the Human Rights Council, in particular on the components of technical cooperation and the identification of good practices, 1. Emphasizes that the general debate under agenda item 10 is an essential platform for Members and observers of the Human Rights Council to share their visions and views to promote more effective technical cooperation and capacity-building in the field of human rights, and to share concrete experiences, challenges and information on assistance needed in the implementation of their human rights obligations and voluntary pledges and commitments, and of accepted universal periodic review recommendations, and their achievements and good practices in this area, including those that promote synergy and policy coherence between the promotion and protection of human rights and the realization of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development; 2. Reiterates that technical cooperation and capacity-building in the field of human rights continue to be based on consultations with and the consent of the States concerned, and should take into account their needs, and the fact that all human rights are universal, indivisible, interdependent and interrelated and aim to make a concrete impact on the ground; 3. Underscores the need to strengthen international, regional and bilateral cooperation and dialogue in the promotion and protection of human rights; 4. Acknowledges that the promotion and protection of human rights and the 2030 Agenda are complementary and mutually reinforcing; GE.17-18194 77